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beattiedh:
Hi

I have a 300TDi disco I bought for my wife and it is very boucy and noisy on the the road.

I suspect the shocks.

How do I tell if they need replacing.

IF so how easy is it to do the fronts.

Backs seem logical enough.

thanks

Duncan

Disco-Ron:
Jump on the front and back, it should go down, then up, then stop, if it does more cycles than that, the shocks are knacked.

Rears are quite easy, the fronts involves removing the shock turret, 4 nuts, and the nut on the bottom of the shock, and one of the top.....

landroverkeith:
8)  and there normally a pig to undo too

VogueSe_paul:
doing mine today, fronts are easy when you have a gas axes  :D

Range Rover Blues:
Yeap, I've cut through the shocks before now to get them off.

Are the current shock just the black OEM type?

If so the very fact that you suspect them is evidence enough that they need changing.

Standard shocks are ok, on a standard car.  Fit 235 tyres or a bit of extra gear and they can easliy be bettered.

Cheap option, Monroe gasmatic are good but watch the top eye on the rear cshocks as they aren't welded to well :roll:  lets them down a bit.

ProComp, good, I use them a lot.  Very nice once they are run in and good handlling.  Bit of a firm ride when you first fit them though.

DeCarbon, I also like.  They are called 'comfort' but TBH very similar to ProComp.  I have a pair on Blue and they are good.

Old Man Emu, expensive I think, but you pays your money....

GAZ adjustable (Rimmer's) not used them, don't know anyone who has on a LAnd ROver but they make good shocks for classic Fords.

Obviously there are others (I use KYB on a lot of cars, not on LR so far though).

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